Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-12
WHAT Kind Of Men Shall Represent US In
The neIi GeneTaI Assembly Of Virginia
and 10 Whom and 10 what Shall theI be
Pledged.

INC lltll utnGlaI hoo6hlulI W IHbHno
and 10 Whom and 10 what Shall theI be
Pledged.
This is a question in which every
voter IN Virginia is deeply inter
ested in. Our past legislature GER
tainly has been enough to convince
any one that this branch of our
government needs great reforming
the idea of spending 100000 in
extra sessions and unnecessary leg
islatlon, leaving an empty treasury,
and yet making appropriations for
thousands Of dollars more and max.
ing no provisions for same.
In answer to our question What
kind of men-we would say men
who are good, sober, honest, and
who have moral courage enough to
defend their cOuntry's rights and
men who can not be bribed and led
astray Oy every wind Of doctrine.
The time certainly has come when
we need our very best men at the
helm to steer the old ship of state
Alright that in the year 1888 she
may not only anchor safely in the
harbor of the Republican party, but
that our government may have a
thorough cleansing and reforming.
Democracy IN Virginia outside
of the name certainly amounts to
nothing, the people Of Virginia GER
tainly can never more be deceived
by the vain and empty promises OF
the Democratic party.
To whom and to what shall the
members of the next general as
sembly be pledged ? In the first
place we would answer they shall |
be pledged to no one in particular
save only to man who will repre-
sent us IN the U. S. Senate in be-
half of a protective tariff. For this |
certainly is what Virginia needs /
unless some of our people can go to /
digging in the bowels of the earth /
and develop the mineral resources |
therein, the poorer class of PEG.
pie here can not live. Farmers are |
using all the improved machinery /
in order to necesstate all the hlr. |
ing of labor possible, and yet when
they must have hired labor the re. /
muneration paid for it is not suili-
cient for the labOrer to maintain /,
his family. The farmer needs more |
of home market for the consump- /
ton of his articles raised: could /
hundreds and thousands of our peo-
pie in Virginia be engaged in man
ufacturing and the developing of
our mineral resources there could |
not be so many people engaged in
agriculture, consequently there
would not be so much over produc.
ton.
Virginia is annually sending
thousands and thousands of dollars
to other states in the union for fer
tillzers, threshing machines, wheat
drills, horse rakes, plows, &c, un
til all this is stopped and we man.
ufacture all these articles at home
and give employment to our own
people how can we look for better
| times.
In the next place we need men
not only pledged as DIR. Rice was
but men who will have courage
enough to stand until the last and
fight for the settlement of the state
debt by the Riddleberger BILL
There is no question but what the
masses of the people in Virginia
acquiesce in the settlement Of the
debt by this bill. The debt can be
settled and all payments promptly
met by this bill, without the in.
crease of taxation, provided we
can once do away with extra SEES
sions of the legislature and make
the necessary legislation as was
done, years ago, by the Readiuster
party of Virginia.
Until We can once settle or make
a final arrangement for the settle
ment of this debt we cannot look
for any great changes for the better
in Virginia.
1t is continually keeping capital
away from us that otherwise would
have been with us. 1t is not de-
plorable fact when we look back
and consider that Virginia, the Old
Dominion, stands to-day about
thirteenth in the scale OF human
progress while some of our western
states, much younger, take the lead.
The question might naturally
arise why is such the caseg In an
swer we would remark that there
might be different reasons for this,
but the most prominent among all
is this, viz. The management of
our government. | need but ask IN
whose hands has the government
of Virginia been.
The Republican party has proved
itself to be the true friend to pub.
lie free schools and the enlighten.
ment OF her people whereby PEG.
pie can vote intelligently. 4 free
bdllOt and q fair count.
We honestly believe to-day that
could the leaders of the Democratic
party in Virginia see their way
clear they would abolish the free
school system at once. They be-
lieve in keeping the poor class of
people in ignorance. Has not their
action in the past proven such to
be the case ? Has not Chas. I.
O'Ferrall promised his constituents
time and again that he would do
all in his power for the passage of
the Blair Educational bill which
would increase our school term
from . to 3 months each year, and
how has he kept his promise |
guess when he comes upon the
hastings again he will tell you he
made a speech in favor of the bill,
and so lie did, but examine the rec
ords and find when he made the
speech. 1t was only a few days
before Congress adjourned when he
knew it would be impossible to
have the bill called up. ] guess
the only reason he ever made the
speech was for campaign purposes,
not because his heart vas in the
work. We might call to mind
many more instances in support OF
the above proposition, but time aud
space forbids.